Happy Libra season! As we enter a new month, the slate is clean, and endless possibilities for growth await. Our astrologist, Lilith Rocha, unveils what is in store for your relationships, career, and emotions in the month ahead. Here’s your October 2026 horoscope.
Aries, Mar 21–Apr 21
Aries loves being number one, but this month twosomes rule, helping your independent nature find a more workable balance in partnerships. Right on cue, Saturn retrograde in Aries delivers a reality check on other imbalances, including where you may be overextending yourself. Answers arrive when steady Saturn aligns with your speedy planetary ruler, Mars, at mid-month, harmonising October’s stop-go pace in your favour. This pairing supports self-generated wellbeing. That’s a steadier inner foundation that comes from within rather than depending on changing circumstances.
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Taurus, Apr 22–May 21
For the past seven years, Uranus has delivered the shake-ups necessary for your evolution. If you feel torn between clinging to the familiar and venturing into new terrain, this month’s celestial cycle encourages experimenting with different approaches. Taurus rules the throat, while Uranus favours collaboration, so every voice matters, including yours. Your personal peak arrives with the annual Taurus full moon on 26 October: ideal for enjoying music, food, home comforts and luxe indulgences, and reconnecting with your physical body and the Earth, our planetary home.
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Gemini, May 22–Jun 22
This month’s complex celestial climate – with shifting oppositions and flare-ups involving Mercury, Venus, Mars and Pluto – calls for delicacy. Be wary of oversharing confidential information: not every thought needs to be made public, so check before hitting send. Strengthen your personal security filters and don’t let unsettling revelations pull you back into patterns you’ve outgrown. The month’s highlight? Social cross-pollination, especially when the 11 October new moon propels you into favourite pursuits – networking, new connections and partying with gusto.
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Cancer, Jun 23–Jul 23
A waning moon in Cancer invites you to begin October by stepping back from overwhelm and soothing your senses with nurturing creature comforts – pottering around at home or relaxing with your nearest and dearest. The collaborative new moon on 11 October energises partnerships of every kind – romantic, professional and creative – inspiring you to refresh relationships and strike a balance between mine and ours, autonomy and togetherness. The full moon on October 26 encourages you, lunar beings, to create something of value that enriches life and the arts.
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Leo, Jul 24–Aug 23
With Mars and Jupiter in your royal corner throughout October, Your Majesty is ready to roar. As flamboyant Mars charges into your sign for the first time in nearly two years, too much may feel like just enough – although the quietest presence in the room can make the greatest impact. Your warmth and contagious enthusiasm will shine through at VIP gatherings, but conditions apply; this transit can stir up drama queens and fiery clashes, especially around midnight on October 31, when the Hallowe’en moon blazes into Leo.
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Virgo, Aug 24–Sep 23
Virgos are the zodiac’s premier preppers, so plan before your mentor planet, Mercury, spins retrograde in late October by getting everything updated and confirmed beforehand – and tying up loose ends. Ask yourself what you’re ready to release – and what you want to welcome in – to make the most of an alignment between the Sun and retrograde Venus. If your work-life balance feels uneven, use the October 26 full moon in a financially savvy fellow earth sign to establish a soul-nourishing routine that leaves room to savour life’s pleasures.
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Libra, Sep 24–Oct 23
With love planet Venus reversing course, your birthday month swerves in every direction. The sweet spot? The Sun and new moon meet in Libra on October 11, your annual cue to reaffirm the worldly work Librans were born to do: nurture relationships and beautify life around you. As themes of give and take come into focus – who’s doing what, who’s giving more and who’s keeping score –consider where the balance in your exchanges with others could benefit from a tweak or reframe. It’s ideally done when Venus retreats into Libra in October’s final week.
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Scorpio, Oct 24–Nov 22
With Venus reversing through Scorpio for most of October, issues around trust and loyalty may arise, helping you recognise your role in recurring relationship patterns. When Mercury also backtracks through Scorpio, your words carry extra power, so curb the sarcasm and channel that intensity into healthy, helpful and creative outlets. October’s final week ushers in your magnetic month in the Sun, favouring partnerships – whether in business, shared finances or merging lives. Scorpio rules transformation, so focus intentionally: your manifesting powers are about to be supercharged.
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Sagittarius, Nov 23–Dec 21
With October’s clashing Mars-Pluto energies, your greatest strength – and biggest challenge – will be staying calm and resisting the urge to react, however tempting. You want to show up authentically, but first read the room. Give others space to respond before unleashing your next thought. Don’t waste energy; focus on what you can control. Lean into this month’s gifts of grace and diplomacy during tricky conversations. Your most enjoyable pursuits are likely to involve others – collaborating, cooperating and communicating through shared projects and community groups.
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Capricorn, Dec 22–Jan 20
October continues its spring-cleaning of identities forged during Pluto’s Capricorn era, while your ruling planet, Saturn, embraces fresh challenges. As relationships come under scrutiny, reflect on what you do – and don’t – want from partnerships. Consider whether the roles you and others have adopted still feel supportive, and what may need adjusting. The quarter moon in Capricorn on October 18 favours quality over quantity, so rather than powering through an endless to-do list, park a few tasks and make time to enjoy some restorative and rewarding downtime.
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Aquarius, Jan 21–Feb 19
October offers Aquarians astral conditions for strengthening community ties – power multiplies when you connect with allies. After five months of deep recalibration, which pushed you to examine the systems, networks and alliances most in need of overhaul, Pluto turns direct in your progressive sign. With this transformative planet moving forward, you can begin putting ideas and plans into action. But don’t rush – Pluto’s two-decade journey through Aquarius is only beginning, bringing sweeping shifts in technology, social interaction and collective connection.
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Pisces, Feb 20–Mar 20
The zodiac’s season of balance brings its annual invitation to spread your personal Piscean brand of joy far and wide. Call someone, send a thoughtful text or share a song, poem, smile or warm hello with a stranger – these acts of kindness are a spiritual service, uplifting you as much as those receiving them. If Venus and Mars, at odds in stubborn fixed signs, are demanding either/or answers and you’re still unsure, let the space and patience of Venus retrograde until mid-November buy you valuable time to make a wise decision.
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This horoscope appeared in the October 2026 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine. Find out your monthly horoscopes earlier by subscribing, so you never miss an issue.
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